Things To Do
There are many things to do around Brisbane! Nice sights, shops, restaurants & bars, etc! The city is quite walkable and public transit is all around. Public transport is only 50 cents here and easy to use
If you plan on visiting anywhere outside of Brisbane, as long as you have a U.S. driver's license, you can rent a car!
Below is just a handful of places we've been and enjoyed
Brisbane City Botanic Gardens
147 Alice Street, Brisbane City, QLD 4000, Australia
Beautiful botanic gardens right in the middle of the city
Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens
152 Mount Coot-Tha Road, Mount Coot-tha, QLD 4066, Australia
Another beautiful botanic garden! Located 20 minutes west of Brisbane
Queen Street Mall
Queen Street, Brisbane City, QLD 4000, Australia
For all the shopping fans! Indoor & outdoor mall strip with hundreds of stores
Australia Zoo
1638 Steve Irwin Way, Beerwah, QLD 4519, Australia
Most incredible zoo! About 45 minutes to an hour north of Brisbane
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
708 Jesmond Road, Fig Tree Pocket, QLD 4069, Australia
Koalas, kangaroos, & more!
Byron Bay Lighthouse
59 Brownell Drive, Byron Bay, NSW 2481, Australia
Peter and I visited Byron Bay on my first trip here! The scenery was beautiful and we even saw a pod of dolphins and sea turtles from below! Byron Bay is a cute and popular little beachy surf town, similar to beach towns in California. Byron Bay is two hours south of Brisbane in New South Wales
Queensland Museum Kurilpa
Melbourne Street, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia
Awesome museum! Art, Australian taxidermy animals, and more
For all the days along the way